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There’s never a dull moment in the garden that’s for sure, writes Buckingham Garden Centre’s Chris Day! However, it’s time to relax a little and appreciate the garden in all its glory, but if you think you’ll have a minute’s rest, think again folks!

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FLOWERS Keep cutting sweet peas to fill your house with scent and to keep the flowers coming on the plants. Remember they will benefit from a general plant feed applied along the base of the plants every 7-10 days. Sow biennials such as Sweet William, Bellis Daisy, Wallflower and Honesty (Lunaria annua, pictured). These can be sown directly into the soil in shallow drills 15-30cm (6-12inches) apart. The drills should be deep enough to allow the seeds to be covered with soil to about twice their size. Thin out once the seedlings are showing their true leaves. You can move these plants into their flowering positions around the garden from late September onwards.

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Pop your answer A, B or C together with your name and address to: competition@ buckingham-nurseries.co.uk or by post to: Buckingham Garden Centre, Tingewick Road, Buckingham, MK18 4AE. www.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk www.facebook.com/BuckinghamNurseries A quick reminder our revised hours are: Monday to Saturday 9.00am-6.00pm, Sunday 10.00am–4.00pm. To review our COVID-19 shopping guidelines at this link. https://www. buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/covid19shopping.html#.X_QqnBbgrt4 The closing date for entries is 31st July 2021

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Buckingham National Women’s Register (NWR)

Are you interested in topical discussions, books, history, science etc? Would you like to meet friendly like-minded women in your community? NWR may be for you! We meet on first and third Thursday evenings, currently on Zoom, but hoping to resume face to face meetings soon.

Contact Jane Wardale (jswardale@gmail.com tel 07342 264666) for the current programme.

Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council

Covid spot checks on businesses in Buckinghamshire continue

Teams will focus on convenience stores and small food outlets across the county

Buckinghamshire Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to offer support and advice to businesses to ensure they have the right Covid-secure measures in place.

Teams will be making calls and visits to all types of businesses to check that measures they’ve put in place to manage the risk from Covid are in line with current guidance. This includes businesses that have continued to operate throughout the pandemic, those that have recently reopened and those who may be due to open in the coming weeks.

There will be a special who may be contacted over the coming weeks.

The teams will do some spot checks and carry out inspections where there are concerns about the Covid measures they have in place.

Nick Naylor, Cabinet Member for Housing, Homelessness and Regulatory Services at Buckinghamshire Council said: “Over the coming weeks any workplace of any size, in any sector could receive an unannounced check from our colleagues at the Health and Safety Executive or an inspection from Buckinghamshire Council. We’re

reaching out to help businesses make sure they are protecting their staff and customers and taking the right measures to stop the spread of Covid in their local community.”

Angela Storey, Director of Tran formation and Operational Services at HSE, said: “As we come out of lockdown, we are continuing to work with local authorities to check businesses are Covid-secure and providing guidance and advice where needed. Our spot checks and inspections support the cross-government work in helping employers and employees that have worked throughout the pandemic and those returning as lockdown measures ease.”

The COVID-secure measures businesses should have in place include: Risk assessment: every workplace should have a COVID risk assessment. Update it to reflect any changes in legislation or guidance that may impact your work activity Social distancing: where possible you should keep people two metres apart. If this is not viable, keeping one metre apart with risk mitigation is acceptable Cleaning, hygiene and handwashing: keeping your workplace clean reduces the potential for coronavirus to spread. It is a

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critical part of making and keeping your business COVID-secure.

Ventilation and air conditioning can help reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus Talk to workers: provide information about providing support and maintaining control measures.

Working from home: provide the equipment they need, keep in regular contact and discuss their wellbeing Vulnerable workers: talk to staff, provide information and consider the risk to workers who are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus – putting controls in place to reduce that risk All business should have COVIDsecure measures in place. It is a legal duty for businesses to protect their workers and others from harm and this includes taking reasonable steps to control the risk and protect people from coronavirus.

As changes come and more businesses reopen, our responsibility is to make sure that all measures continue to be taken to keep workers safe as they return to the workplace.

Check your workplace is safe by following the guidance on being COVID-secure. Further information on spot checks and inspections is available on the HSE website.

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